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APPLICATION FILED MAY 7,

Patented Feb. 15, 1916.

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PARACEUTE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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application med. may 7, 1era. serial ne. 26,511.

T all whom t may concern Be it known that l, Levi Gunnar', a citizen ofthe nited States, residing at Chicago, in the county of f'coii and Stateof lll'inois, have invented certain new and useful'lmprovements inParachutes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in parachutes.

provide a .parachute adapted to be perma- One of the objects of myinvention is to nently worn by the user, while in danger of falling froma great height, and so ar.

ranged that it will automatically unfold and spread out above the headof the wearer by operation of the air draft created by the falling body,after certain of the parts of the device are released.

Another object of my invention is to arrange the parts of the parachuteand to at# tach them to the wearer in such manner as not to interferewith his free movement or with his usual occupation. Aeronauts, aviatorsand other persons who are carried by aerial crafts, such as balloons,aeroplanes, and the like, are subject to possibility of falling fromgreat heights to the earth and unless provided with some means ofprotection, they are doomed to destruction. It is to protectsuch personsand to provide means whereby their lives may be saved that my `inventionis directed.

Other and further objects of my invention will become readily apparenttoy persons skilled in the art from a consideration of the followingdescription when taken in conjunction with the drawings wherein Figure 1isa side elevation of a man showing the parachute folded and detach#ably secured to and in place on the wearer. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation.Fig. 3 is a strap for detachably .securing one edge of the parachute tothe wearers feet. Fig. 4f is a transverse sectional view showingthe man'the specific illustration the sheet is shown as decagon or ten gure.,The sheet edge of the sheet is preferably reinforced,

as by a stitchedin cord 5, at suitable intervals around the periphery ofthe sheet i are attached cords 7, the other ends of which `cords aresecured to a belt 8. Attached to opposite ends of the belt 8 are cords9-9 and 10-10 which pass over the shoulder of the wearer, as shown inFig. 1, so that when the sheet straightens out, in the action of goinginto operative position, the arms of the wearer will not interfere withthe proper placementv of these cords; The waist belt 8 is provided withhook members 11 and 12 'to hold the belt 8 around the waist of thewearer and it is also provided at each end with a leg strap 13 toprevent the belt 8 from slipping up on the waist of the wearer and tohelp support the man in the parachute. ln preparing the parachute foruse the sheet 6 is longitudinally folded to contract its oppositediameter as shown by the creases in Fig. 5 and 'in the manner shown inFig. 4 the folded part is aboutas wide as a rpansback, which istransversely folded, see

1g. folded is detachably secured to the wearers back by a belt 14 whichis provided on one of its ends with a glove fastening friction engagingclasp member 15 and near the other end with a cooperating claspV member16. The belt 14 passes around the chest of the wearer and around thefolded portion of the parachute. lThe tab 17 is always accessible sothat the wearer may separate the clasp members 15 and 16 by a sharp ullon the tab 17 when occasion requires. nthelower half of the sheet, aretabs 18 and 19 adapta ed for temporary attachment to heell straps 20 and21, each of which is provided with a The back of the sheet, when thuswith the similar members on the tabs 18 and 19. Each of the heel straps20, 21 is provided with similar frictionally engaging glove clasps 24,which may easily and quickly be separated by a pull on the freev end ofthe strap.

' After the sheet has been folded longibznli4 nally, as shownby thecreases in Fig. 5, and as shown in cross section in Fig. 4,

it is transversely folded, as shown at 26 in.

Fig.. 1,-the cords are then tucked under he tcided portion. se as to heont of the ics and the strap 14 is placed around the folded part andaround the chest of the wearer with the tab 17 free for quick andconvenient access. The heel clips 18 and 19, which are attached to thebottom portion of the sheet are connected to the clips 22-22,respectively, on the heel straps 20 and 211 device is now ready for use.In the event that the wearer should jump or fall from a high elevation,feet down, the air passing under the portion of the sheet between thefeet of the wearer and the folded part 26, will distend'this portion andcause disengagement of the tabs 18 and 19 from the heel straps, whilethe wearer at or about the same time will seize the tab 17, of the belt14, and separate the clasp members 15 and 16 thereby causing the foldedpart 26 to unfold and spread out, as shown in Fig. 5 with the cordsconnecting the belt 8 with said sheet in proper positions to properlysupport the wearer and to prevent his rapid descent, as usual in theoperation of parachutes. In the event that the tabs 18 and 19 do notbecome automatically disengaged, the wearer can readily seize the tab 25of the heel straps 20 and 21 and separate the clasps 24 or 24 therebyquickly liberating this portion of the sheet.

While I have herein shown a single em bodiment of my invention for thepurpose of clear disclosure it is manifest that various changes may bemade in the form, contiguran tionand location of the 'parts within thescope of the appended claims.

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Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A parachute arranged when folded. to

`be secured to the wearer and comprising a sheet, a waist encirclingbelt for the wearer, cords connecting said sheet and belt atcoraresponding intervals around their respective edges, a detachablechest encircling belt arranged to hold the major portion of the sheetwhen folded against the shoulders of the wearer, and means fordetachably securing a portion of the periphery of the sheet when foldedto the wearers feet.

2. A parachute arranged when folded to be secured to the wearer andcomprising a fiat sheet folded when not in use on parallel lines into agenerally rectangular pack, a waist encircling belt for the wearer,cords connecting said sheet and belt at corresponding intervals aroundtheir respective edges, the major portion of said rectangular pack beingdoubled over to lie against the shoulders of-the wearer, a detachablebelt encircling the doubled over portion of the pack and the chest ofthe wearer, and means for detachably securing the free end of the packto the wearers feet.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

FORE BAIN, STANLEY W. COOK.

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